Russia vs Turkey Betting Tips

  • Posted on: 24 October 2018

Turkey make the trip to the Fisht Olympic Stadium to take on Russia in a crucial UEFA Nations League clash between the two nations. Russia will be able to move closer towards promotion with the victory while the result would also move Turkey closer towards elimination. This competition has been designed in order to seed nations for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualification process. After having done exceedingly well at the World Cup 2018 by reaching the quarter-finals, Russia are given a price of 66/1 to win the tournament. Turkey are rank outsiders for the title with a price of 100/1.

Russia were able to get a 2-1 win over Turkey in the previous round. “This was the second victory over the Turkish team in a few weeks. As a result, Russia are at evens in order to get another victory over this opponent.“Turkey have a deep sense to get revenge for these defeats, but an away match is not their strength. They have been able to get a narrow 3-2 win over Sweden but it will be extremely difficult to overcome Russia, who are on a high at home after the recent World Cup exploits, and it is not surprising to see Turkey at 3/1 for a “victory. Russia and Turkey have“ played out to draws in the last three meetings and this gives more reason to go with a stalemate, which is at an equally attractive 23/10.

Artem Dzyuba was a key member of the Russian squad at the World Cup 2018 and he wants again continues to be the major threat for Stanislav Cherchesov’s men. Russia have been able to come up with more than 1.5 goals in three out of the recent seven games while Turkey have a major struggle when it comes to keeping clean sheets. Russia to score over 2.5 goals is also attractive at 5/2.